The Middle Ages stretched from the fifth century to the fifteenth century. It began with the end of the Roman Empire and lasted until the age of the Renaissance.
Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords
Middle ages
Castles
Knights and knighthood
Medieval
Dewey Numbers
909.07 World history from ca.500 to 1500
940.1 History of Europe from earliest history to 1453
Print Resources
Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
The Expanding World. Facts on File, c1999.
Lawler, Jennifer. Encyclopedia of Women In The Middle Ages. McFarland, c2001.
The Middle Ages : An Encyclopedia For Students. Charles Scribner's Sons , Simon & Schuster and Prentice Hall International, c1996.
Streissguth, Thomas. The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of The Middle Ages. Greenhaven Press , Thomson/Gale, c2003.
Timelines On File. The Ancient and Medieval World, (Prehistory-1500 CE). Facts on File, c2000.
General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials
Corbishley, Mike. The Middle Ages. Facts on File, c2003.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Castle. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Church. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The City. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Countryside. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Macdonald, Fiona. Warfare in the Middle Ages. P. Bedrick Books, 2004, c2003.
Journals
Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.
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Topic: Middle Ages
Definition/Introduction
What is the topic? What does it cover?
The Middle Ages stretched from the fifth century to the fifteenth century. It began with the end of the Roman Empire and lasted until the age of the Renaissance.
Catalog Subject Headings or Keywords
Middle ages
Castles
Knights and knighthood
Medieval
Dewey Numbers
909.07 World history from ca.500 to 1500
940.1 History of Europe from earliest history to 1453
Print Resources
Reference titles [dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, specific subject references]
The Expanding World. Facts on File, c1999.
Lawler, Jennifer. Encyclopedia of Women In The Middle Ages. McFarland, c2001.
The Middle Ages : An Encyclopedia For Students. Charles Scribner's Sons , Simon & Schuster and Prentice Hall International, c1996.
Streissguth, Thomas. The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of The Middle Ages. Greenhaven Press , Thomson/Gale, c2003.
Timelines On File. The Ancient and Medieval World, (Prehistory-1500 CE). Facts on File, c2000.
General titles [nonfiction, any suitable fiction]
Be sure to check the school online catalog to find suitable materials
Corbishley, Mike. The Middle Ages. Facts on File, c2003.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Castle. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Church. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The City. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. The Countryside. Benchmark Books, c2001.
Macdonald, Fiona. Warfare in the Middle Ages. P. Bedrick Books, 2004, c2003.
Journals
Be sure to check the online periodical database which lists a great many articles.
Grasset, Constance Dedie. “The Middle Ages”. Faces, May93, Vol. 9 Issue 9, p14, 3p, 2bw
Orme, Nicholas. “Child's Play in Medieval England”. History Today, Oct2001, Vol. 51 Issue 10, p49, 7p, 15c
Price, Sean. “If You Live In Medieval Times”. Junior Scholastic, 12/01/97, Vol. 100 Issue 8, p14, 4p, 4c
Web Resources
- • Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages / middleages
Everyday life in medieval times including feudal life, religion, clothes, the arts and more.- • TimeRef - Medieval History Timelines / timeline middleages
A database of medieval events, people and places." Includes a timeline, people, places, maps, family trees and more.- • Medieval Technology Pages / middleages technology timeline
This site provides information on technological innovations and related subjects in western Europe during the Middle Ages, by subject or by timeline.- • Medieval English urban history / middleages
This in-depth site focuses on "medieval boroughs of East Anglia and social, political and constitutional history."- • Rundlett-Middle-School-Library " Middle Ages " edit / Middleages
Comprehensive collection of online texts from the entire medieval era, organized by topic and chronologically.- • British Heritage | History of Britain / Middleages
Click on the different people in the street to learn more about their craft or trade and how they lived in the Middle Ages.